Proteo-Trancriptomic Analyses Reveal a Large Expansion of Metalloprotease-Like Proteins in Atypical Venom Vesicles of the Wasp <i>Meteorus pulchricornis</i> (Braconidae)
<i>Meteorus pulchricornis</i> (Ichneumonoidea, Braconidae) is an endoparasitoid wasp of lepidopteran caterpillars. Its parasitic success relies on vesicles (named <i>M. pulchricornis</i> Virus-Like Particles or MpVLPs) that are synthesized in the venom gland and injected into...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-07-01
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Series: | Toxins |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/7/502 |